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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in e-learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Berklee College of Music to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education endeavours. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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